Georgioupoli
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Georgioupoli parish Δημοτική Ενότητα Γεωργιουπόλεως (Γεωργιούπολη) |
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| State : |
 Greece
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| Region : |
Crete
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| Regional District : | Chania | ||
| Municipality : | Apokoronas | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 35 ° 22 ′ N , 24 ° 16 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 24 m (center) |
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| Area : | 53.498 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,749 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 51.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Code No .: | 740205 | ||
| Structure: | 5 localities | ||
| Located in the municipality of Apokoronas and in the regional unit of Chania | |||
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Georgioupoli ( Greek Γεωργιούπολη [ ʝɛɔrʝupɔli ] ( f. Sg. ), Highly language Georgioupolis , Γεωργιούπολις) is a place on the western north coast of Crete in the Regional District Chania , about 22 km from Rethymno , 35 km from Chania and 100 km from Heraklion removed. The village of Georgioupoli had 936 inhabitants in 2011, the village itself 455.
Until 2010 Georgioupoli was also an independent municipality with around 2500 inhabitants. 1997 enlarged by incorporations and raised to the municipality (dimos) , on January 1, 2011 it became one of six municipal districts of the newly created municipality of Apokoronas .
Georgioupoli was 1893 Almiropolis founded in 1899 in honor of the then High Commissioner of Crete George of Greece in Georgioupolis renamed. Numerous eucalyptus trees were planted at the beginning of the 20th century to drain the original moorland . An impressive avenue of eucalyptus trees therefore welcomes visitors today and shapes the townscape.
The place is in the curve of a bay in front of a peninsula protruding to the west in a river valley lined with eucalyptus trees. The beach of Georgioupoli consists mostly of fine sand, stretches for 10 km to the east. About five kilometers inland is the only natural freshwater lake on Crete, Lake Kournas .
The two larger cities of Chania and Rethymno can be reached quickly from Georgioupoli. Also Vamos and Kalives are not far from the small town.
The place has a small fishing port, which is fed by the approximately one kilometer short river Almiros (dt. 'The salty'). Among other things, turtles are native to the water of the river. Georgioupoli is strongly characterized by package tourism. Both in the local area and to the east of it, numerous hotel complexes and an infrastructure dependent on tourism with shops, restaurants, real estate agencies and car rental companies were built.
Other localities in today's Georgioupoli municipality (and thus the municipal districts of the former municipality) are
- Kourna (η Κουρνά)
- Kalamitsi Amygdali (το Καλαμίτσι Αμυγδάλι)
- Kastellos (ο Κάστελλος)
- Fylaki (η Φυλακή)
Georgioupoli
Georgioupoli, beach
Agios Nikolaos chapel
Georgioupoli, Agios Nikolaos Beach and Chapel
Fishing port
signpost
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)